When the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement went into place in 2017, reverberations resonated throughout the league. From the money owners received in basketball related income to the way general managers could build rosters to the tools coaches had at their disposal, the CBA changed the way the league operated in a drastic manner.

Arguably the biggest effect, though, was felt by the players. With increased cash flow as a result of the NBA’s new TV deal, the league needed to adjust the rules regarding to how players were paid and acquired. From changes to max contracts all the way down to the way G League teams acquire affiliate players, athletes across the talent spectrum felt the impact of how the league will be governed for the next half decade.

The NBA Draft was not left untouched by these changes. With increased revenues league-wide, the NBA changed the rookie scale to increase salaries for first-round picks in a manner commensurate with the salary cap...